Do you see photography as a form of environmental storytelling or conservation?
It depends on what I’m shooting, but I always want people to feel the beauty of nature when they look at my photos. I’ve always wished that people loved and appreciated nature more, and my hopes is that people will respect nature and also see how important it is to keep natural preservation of beautiful landscapes. It’s sad how much nature we as humans destroy for greed and resources, I don’t really always care if people want to hear my story, but I do want them to appreciate nature as I have for most of my life. I do think my photos carry stories, I put so much time into traveling and seeing all these places I have so much blood sweat and tears put into them but I’d rather people just appreciated the view and think to themselves “we need to preserve this.”
Your landscapes have a very cinematic and emotional feel — what emotions or stories are you hoping to evoke through your work? Has your creative vision evolved over time?
I just wanted to share my love of nature and simple realism with people. I’ve been backpacking nature since 5th grade and always enjoyed being that lone wolf that sets off and sees these cool places because it’s simple what I love to do. I want people to find love for that adventuring spirit, whether it’s through me or encouraging them to do the same. I don’t know why I’ve been to drawn to photography to be honest, I think it’s just something that gives me purpose and it fills my time because I solo travel so much. I’ve always had the creative vision of sharing my travels because I want people to appreciate the beautifies of things I find. Behind all my photos is a travel story.
Can you walk us through your workflow — from the moment you find a scene to the final edit?
